Commercial Fishing Across the Métis Homeland
Fishing has been a prominent profession within Métis communities across the Métis Homeland for generations, forming an important part of...
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Métis Professions on the Lakes and Rivers
Many of the oldest Métis settlements in west-central North America emerged along the frequently travelled waterways of the fur trade....
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Métis Occupations in the Rainy Lake Region
Throughout the fur trade era, Métis employees of the Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company—such as Thomas Favill, Nicholas...
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Multi-Generational Métis Fishing in Lac la Pluie
Throughout the 19th century fur trade, Métis fishing was essential to the survival of Hudson’s Bay Company posts at Lac la Pluie (Fort...
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Métis Fishing Around Lac La Pluie
In the late 1700s, the North West Company and Hudson’s Bay Company began establishing fur trade posts in the Lac la Pluie and Rat Portage...
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The MNC’s Supreme Court Intervention in Powley
The Métis National Council (MNC) intervened at the Supreme Court of Canada in support of Steve and Roddy Powley and the historic Sault...
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